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The Oakland Drive Neighborhood City Of Kalamazoo, Michigan: A Study Of Neighborhood Planning, Karl Francis Freed
The Oakland Drive Neighborhood City Of Kalamazoo, Michigan: A Study Of Neighborhood Planning, Karl Francis Freed
Masters Theses
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Housing As A Process Of Community Development, Gary D. Askerooth
Housing As A Process Of Community Development, Gary D. Askerooth
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
In this essay, I shall outline a strategy that could lead to the initial stages of developing a society in which human needs are not dependent on residuals from the market. By using cooperative, mutual selfhelp methods to develop local community power, we may provide examples applicable to other sectors as well.
Toward A Working Model For Community Organizing In The 1970'S, John L. Musick, Nancy R. Hooyman
Toward A Working Model For Community Organizing In The 1970'S, John L. Musick, Nancy R. Hooyman
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The authors critique the service delivery model for solving community problems and stress the value of citizens developing their capabilities to attack the source of problems. A model for grass roots, autonomous, multi-issue citizens organizations is presented.
Community Planning Organizations Coping With Their Problems: The Case Of The Welfare Council, Fred M. Cox, John E. Tropman
Community Planning Organizations Coping With Their Problems: The Case Of The Welfare Council, Fred M. Cox, John E. Tropman
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Community welfare councils, sharply attacked in the 1960's, have survived, while many of their competitors have lost ground. Understanding their survival may help community planning agencies and planners. This study combines data from a survey of community welfare councils with data from a longitudinal study of a single council. The basic problem of councils is conceptualized as value precariousness, following Clark and Selznick, and data are provided that tend to confirm the existence of this problem among councils. The ways in which councils cope with the problem are described in some detail. Finally, the findings are compared with three similar …
Dilemmas Of Planning And Self-Determination, Charles D. Cowger
Dilemmas Of Planning And Self-Determination, Charles D. Cowger
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Self-determination is examined as the premier social work value. It is argued in this paper that the positive or negative impact of planning is dependent on who is planning what for whom, and that not planning may be a more serious threat to self-determination than planning.